Harris Academy Bermondsey

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Harris Academy Bermondsey
Established 2006
Type Academy
Principal Ms Catharine Loxton
Location 55 Southwark Park Road
Bermondsey
London
SE16 3TZ
Flag of England England
LEA London Borough of Southwark
Ofsted number 131747
Gender Girls
Ages 11 to 16
Website http://www.harrisbermondsey.org.uk/
Coordinates: 51°29′36″N 0°04′15″W / 51.49324, -0.07093

Harris Academy Bermondsey is a secondary school located inside the London Borough of Southwark district of Bermondsey. The school takes in girls between the ages of 11 and 16 and in 2006 the school joined a federation of schools in South London called the Harris Federation named after the Lord Harris of Peckham who is sponsoring them. Prior to its transformation into an academy, the school was known as Aylwin Girls' School.

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[edit] Location

The academy is located on the A2206, on Southwark Park Road. The nearest train station is South Bermondsey which is on the South London Line and connects to Peckham and Crystal Palace, with a new station, Surrey Canal Road, possible on the proposed London Overground Orbirail connecting to Clapham Junction. The nearest tube station is on Jamaica Road called Bermondsey tube station which is on the Jubilee Line.

[edit] Uniform

The uniform changed in 2006 along with the name. Pupils were asked to decide what colours they wanted to wear on their uniforms and it was decided, through a vote, that pink was the most suitable colour. So the uniform since 2006 has changed to a navy skirt/trousers, navy suit jacket, long or short sleeved pink open neck Academy blouse, dark navy or black shoes, plain white, black or blue socks, plain dark tights and academy dark coloured coat, although this is for the year 7 at present.

[edit] Student Clubs

Harris Academy Bermondsey has a very strong lineup of clubs that mainly focus on media and enterprise, but also include other subject areas. Here is a full list of the clubs available at the academy:

Club Name Time Day Year Group
Breakfast Club 7:30am Every Day All Years
Homework Club After School Every Night All Years
School Council 3:00pm Monday KS3
Keyboard Club 3:00pm Monday All Years
Pop Choir 3:00pm Monday KS4
History 3:00pm Monday All Years
Separate Science 3:00pm Monday Year 10&11
Computer Club 3:00pm Monday All Years
Basketball 3:00pm Monday All Years
Gymnastics 3:00pm Monday All Years
Maths 3:00pm Monday All Years
Woodwind Ensemble 3:00pm Tuesday All Years
Active Debating 3:00pm Tuesday Year 9&10
School Council 2:00pm Wednesday KS4
Digital Photography 3:00pm Tuesday Year 10&11
Dance 2:00pm Wednesday KS3
EAL 2:00pm Wednesday KS3
French 3:15pm Wednesday KS3
Bengali 2:00pm Wednesday KS3&GCSE
Turkish 2&3pm Wednesday KS3&GCSE
English 2:00pm Wednesday Year 7
Music 2&3pm Wednesday All Years
Cooking Club 3:00pm Wednesday All Years
Double Science 3:00pm Wednesday Year 11
Drama 2:00pm Wednesday KS3
G&T BTEC 3:00pm Wednesday KS4
Computer Club 2:00pm Wednesday All Years
Technology in Art 3:00pm Wednesday KS4
Coursework Club 3:00pm Wednesday KS4
Trampoline 3:00pm Wednesday Year 7&8
GCSE Short Course P.E 3:00pm Wednesday KS4
Maths Homework 3:00pm Wednesday KS4
Aim Higher 3:00pm Wednesday Year 10&11
General Vocational 3:00pm Wednesday KS4

[edit] Radiowaves

Radiowaves is the name given to the online student radio station at Harris Academy Bermondsey and across selected schools in the UK. One of the main reasons why the academy has a radio station is because of its specialist status as an Enterprise (media) academy. The station is made by Synergy, a national network of student radio stations in the United Kingdom. The radio station is mainly made by the students and features content such as radio programmes and podcasts about the school.

[edit] Harris Federation

Main article: Harris Federation

The Harris Federation of South London schools is a federation of academies in three South London boroughs. There are seven schools in the federation, with plans for an eighth. The schools are all sponsored by the Lord Harris of Peckham, who is investing around £2 Million into them to make new facilities and for re-development of certain schools. The boroughs included are Southwark, Croydon and Merton.

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